Large-screen Android smartphones are incredibly popular at the moment, so it’s not surprising to see Nokia take a similar approach with a high-end Windows Phone 8 handset.
After a series of leaks that would sink any (metaphorical) vessel, the Nokia Lumia 1520 is official. The stand-out feature is a 6-inch, 1080p display; a first for Windows Phone 8, made possible by the latest firmware update announced by Microsoft for its homegrown mobile platform.
Aesthetically, the handset struggles to stand out from the rest of Nokia’s portfolio. Unlike the Lumia 925, the Lumia 1520 is fitted with one of Nokia’s trademark plastic shells, in addition to a trio of physical rockers and buttons sprinkled down the right-hand edge of the handset.
Under the hood is a beefy new quad-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor – also made possible by Update 3 for Windows Phone 8 – 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.
Nokia isn’t replacing the Lumia 1020 with this device though. The Lumia 1520 is packing a 20-megapixel rear-facing camera, which pales in comparison to the 41-megapixel monster announced in July.
It won’t be vying for the hearts of diehard photographers then, but it is worth noting that this is far beyond what most Android handsets are fitted with at the moment. If smartphone photography is important to you, this is still worth keeping on your shortlist.
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